NASA Applied Sciences Program: Water Resources Application Area

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1 NASA and the California Department of Water Resources Remote Sensing for Drought Monitoring and Response Workshop NASA Applied Sciences Program: Water Resources Application Area Feb 2014 Sacramento, CA

2 NASA Applied Sciences Program Vision Public and private organizations routinely and seamlessly integrate Earth observations in their decision making activities and demand additional observation types and Earth science knowledge.

3 ines of Business Discovering and demonstrating innovative and practical uses of Earth observations in organizations policy, business, and management decisions. Applications Prove-out, develop, and transition applications ideas for sustained uses of Earth obs. in decision making. Capacity Building Build skills and capabilities in US and developing countries to access Earth observations to benefit society. Mission Planning Identify applications early in mission lifecycle and integrate end-user needs in mission design and development. 3

4 Applications Areas Emphasis in 4 Applications Areas Support opportunities in 5 additional areas Health & Air Quality Water Resources Agriculture Climate Weather Disasters Ecological Forecasting Energy Oceans 4

5 NASA Water Resource Applied Sciences The NASA Water Resources Program Element: The Water Resources Program Element addresses concerns and decision processes that are related to water availability, water forecast, and water quality. The goal of the Water Resources Program Element is to apply NASA satellite data to improve the Decision Support Tools (DSTs) of user groups that manage water resources. Implementation requires close and enduring partnerships with Federal agencies, academia, private firms, and international organizations. Water Resources Projects: Projects are tactical implementations led by Principle Investigators, driven by water management challenges, and ultimately sustained by water resource information stakeholders. Programmatic Activities: National and international activities to improve skills, share data and applications, and broaden the range of users who apply satellite data and Earth science in water resource decisions. 5

6 NASA Water Resource Applied Sciences The NASA Water Resources Program Element: The Water Resources Program Element addresses concerns and decision processes that are related to water availability, water forecast, and water quality. The goal of the Water Resources Program Element is to apply NASA satellite data to improve the Decision Support Tools (DSTs) of user groups that manage water resources. Implementation requires close and enduring partnerships with Federal agencies, academia, private firms, and international organizations. Water Resources Projects: Projects are tactical implementations led by Principle Investigators, driven by water management challenges, and ultimately sustained by water resource information stakeholders. Programmatic Activities: National and international activities to improve skills, share data and applications, and broaden the range of users who apply satellite data and Earth science in water resource decisions. 6

7 NASA Water Resource Applied Sciences The NASA Water Resources Program Element: The Water Resources Program Element addresses concerns and decision processes that are related to water availability, water forecast, and water quality. The goal of the Water Resources Program Element is to apply NASA satellite data to improve the Decision Support Tools (DSTs) of user groups that manage water resources. Implementation requires close and enduring partnerships with Federal agencies, academia, private firms, and international organizations. February 18, 2014 Water Resources Projects: U.S. Drought Monitor (Released Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014) Valid 7 a.m. EST Projects are tactical implementations S led by Principle Investigators, driven by S water management challenges, and S S ultimately sustained by water resource S information stakeholders. S S Author: David Miskus NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC S S S S S S S S S S S Drought Impact Types: Delineates dominant impacts S = Short-Term, typically less than 6 months (e.g. agriculture, grasslands) = ong-term, typically greater than 6 months (e.g. hydrology, ecology) Intensity: D0 Abnormally Dry D1 Moderate Drought D2 Severe Drought D3 Extreme Drought D4 Exceptional Drought The Drought Monitor focuses on broadscale conditions. ocal conditions may vary. See accompanying text summary for forecast statements. Programmatic Activities: National and international activities to improve skills, share data and applications, and broaden the range of users who apply satellite data and Earth science in water resource 7 decisions.

8 NASA Earth Science Missions in Opera3on NASA Earth Science Missions Contribu3ng to Water Cycle Studies andsat- 8 (USGS)

9 andsat Water Impacts and Water Demand New and Upcoming Freshwater Observing Satellite Missions Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) 2014 Precipitation Soil Moisture Active-Passive (SMAP) 2014 Soil Moist., Freeze/Thaw Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) Follow-On 2017 Global Mass & Water Variation Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) 2016 Cyclone Generation Ice, Cloud,and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat-2) 2016 Ice Dynamics

10 The GPM Core Observatory is scheduled to launch February 27th, 2014 from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.

11 GPM in Tanegashima Space Center GPM in Tanegashima Space Center Cleanroom Attaching solid rocket boosters to GPM's launch vehicle, the HII-A No. 23.

12 NASA s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Mission Delta II C Target aunch: Nov 5, 2014 VAFB

13 SMAP Observatory in aunch Configuration RF Feed Horn and Radiometer Electronics RBA (stowed for launch) Solar Array (stowed for launch) Integ. Control Electronics (ICE) Stellar Ref. Unit (SRU) Mech. I&T ead (Pete Waydo) S- and X- band Radio Antennas Battery Enclosure 13

14 SMAP reflector fully deployed at factory

15 and Imaging (andsat and Beyond) Sustainable and Imaging FY14 President s NASA budget featured a new land imaging project for development of a national sustained and Imaging Satellite System (with USGS). NASA/ESD Sustainable and Imaging report due Aug

16 Water Resources Solicitation Targeting Water Resource Management Needs ROSES 2013 A.45 Earth Science Applications: WATER RESOURCES The specific goal of this solicitation is to advance the long-term ( day) outlooks of water supply anomalies and their effective use by water managers, their organizations, and/or decision-makers. Proposals are due April 30, 2014.

17 NASA and the California Department of Water Resources Remote Sensing for Drought Monitoring and Response Workshop NASA Applied Sciences Program: Water Resources Application Area Feb 2014 Sacramento, CA